https://dudodiprj2sv7.cloudfront.net/product-logos/hf/W7/VDFVT1794853.PNGDevartReview Assistant benefits in comparison with the native Visual Studio Code Review feature2018-10-22T15:04:48.963ZOur team has been using this tool with great success. We use Git and Review Assistant integrates very nicely with it. One of the most useful features of this tool is the ability to leave review comments directly in the code being reviewed, when re-work is needed the tool handles subsequent revisions very nicely. Also, it handles revisions based on commits and not shelve sets, so it feels natural to work with Review Assistant in a feature branch work flow. The whole experience is great, no need to leave the IDE.,Review Assistant does everything that I was hoping the default Visual Studio reviews would do. The iterations through accept/reject were the key winner.
The functionality for code reviews is great, especially the ability to comment on specific lines of code.
You don't have to leave the IDE.,Integration with JIRA is missing.
Ability to search, filter and order comments.
There is no support for Visual Studio Code.,7,The tool saves a huge amount of time while reviewing the code. Review Assistant supports threaded comments, so team members can discuss code without scheduled meetings.,Upsource and Visual Studio IDE,Code CompareVerified User

Our team has been using this tool with great success. We use Git and Review Assistant integrates very nicely with it. One of the most useful features of this tool is the ability to leave review comments directly in the code being reviewed, when re-work is needed the tool handles subsequent revisions very nicely. Also, it handles revisions based on commits and not shelve sets, so it feels natural to work with Review Assistant in a feature branch work flow. The whole experience is great, no need to leave the IDE.

Combined with Code Compare and running Review Assistant on the TFS server, it provides a good way to share code and comments amount our team. It does everything we need it to do for code reviews and has a reporting tool.

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About Review Assistant

Review Assistant is a peer code review tool which integrates with popular control systems namely: TFS, Subversion, Mercurial, Git and Perforce. It is an plugin for Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 developed to enhance the team development process. The tool includes support for formal code review and allows users to add comments to a piece of code or to the entire review level. It allows teams to discuss code without scheduled meetings.